Managing knee pain with simple analgesia: the efficacy, cost and adherence implications
ISRCTN | ISRCTN87954265 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN87954265 |
Secondary identifying numbers | G9900285 |
- Submission date
- 23/10/2000
- Registration date
- 23/10/2000
- Last edited
- 30/07/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Alison Carr
Scientific
Scientific
Academic Rheumatology
University of Nottingham
Clinical Sciences Building
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | 1. Treatment trial: to test the hypothesis that continuous use of simple analgesia in osteoarthritis (OA) knee is more effective in reducing pain in the affected joint than analgesia used on an 'as required' basis. 2. Adherence trial: to test the hypothesis that a simple intervention delivered by practice nurses can increase adherence to continuous analgesia. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Osteoarthritis of the knee |
Intervention | Treatment trial: 1. Continuous use paracetamol (4 g daily) 2. 'As required' paracetamol (up to 4 g daily as needed) Adherence trial (all patients in treatment group 1): 1. Individualised educational intervention to promote adherence delivered by practice nurse 2. No intervention |
Intervention type | Drug |
Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
Phase | Not Specified |
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Paracetamol |
Primary outcome measure | Treatment trial: pain in the affected joint measured by 100 mm visual analogue scale Adherence trial: Proportion of patients who adhere to the regimen for continuous paracetamol |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/09/1999 |
Completion date | 01/03/2002 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Senior |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 244 - Discontinued after March 2002 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Male and female patients over 55 years 2. Clinical diagnosis osteoarthritis of the knee 3. Current joint pain score greater than 30 on a 10 mm visual analogue scale |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Serious concomitant illness 2. Other pain-related conditions 3. Abnormal liver function tests 4. History of analgesic abuse or overdose 5. Severe OA awaiting joint replacement 6. Psychological disorders requiring treatment 7. Patients unable to follow instructions/complete questionnaires. 8. Use of over the counter medication containing paracetamol for duration of the study |
Date of first enrolment | 01/09/1999 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/03/2002 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Academic Rheumatology
Nottingham
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council
Research council
20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7636 5422 |
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clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk | |
Website | http://www.mrc.ac.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |